# Accident 19821202061739A: Cessna A185F, Venice, LA, December 2, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 1982, 17:00 local time
- Place: Venice, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: SPLA
- Location: 29.2704° N, 89.3496° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2704&lon=-89.3496&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1829R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1829R-2014-10-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,726 total, 350 in this make and model, 210 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821202061739A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON THE STEP DURING WATER TAKEOFF THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A TUG BOAT THAT PULLED OUT FROM BEHIND A PIER. AIRCRAFT SANK.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW83LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA050), Dec 2, 1982: Cessna 185 (N1829R), Venice, LA, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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